Sandra Bullock's November Glamour Cover Shoot

She's won an Oscar; she's made the list of highest-paid actresses seven times in a row; and this month she stars in Our Brand Is Crisis—playing a part originally written for a man. Now Sandra Bullock tells costar Zoe Kazan how she made those things happen for herself.

"I think you are who you are. I didn't get into this business till later in life. Who I am as a person hasn't changed. I was already baked."

"Yeah. Well, I did some stupid things in college. Fact that I didn't wind up in jail: miracle. Miracle! So I'm grateful for that. But, you know, I don't feel like I was an adult till about five years ago."

"I heard it all. And I had to step back and go, 'I have the greatest gift in little Louis, and I'm gonna let him see the woman I want him to know.' So a child forces you to get your sh-t together. In the best way."